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Rear Hatch opener?; Popping the back without the key
Topic Started: Sep 4 2010, 05:24 AM (1,370 Views)
DaFoneguy
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I saw this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Geo-Metro-POWER-REMOTE-CONTROL-TRUNK-HATCH-KIT-body-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5d2a5098d2QQitemZ400141883602QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Got me to wondering, was the Metro made with a popper? $30 seems reasonable, but, if I can "pull a part" a cable and handle like a (excuse me for mentioning) Toyota, that is like $5.

Yeah, yeah, I know, got to get it running before I add accessories, that should be done by Wednesday.

Digging the key out of a pocket or having to turn the motor off for two seconds of hatch opening is not that great a task. All other vehicles we have do not require a key to pop a trunk or hatch, just need retraining the brain, or some remote opener.
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idmetro
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Some Metro's did indeed come with a trunk "popper", they just don't seem to be too common. Not sure about adapting some other version to a Metro. Somewhere in the forum there are posts about adding a trunk release, I bet a search would turn them up. Good Luck.
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carmech97
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Sometimes I still open the trunk of my Toyota Paseo with the key, completely forgetting about the trunk popper! Then I realize, oh yeah. The trunk popper. LOL.
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bogs
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Duct tape heals all wounds

I would imagine any cable capable of say, adjusting the throttle on a mower would suffice with probably the same amount of modification required as getting one from a different make of car. You would need a mounting place for the lever/actuator, cable clamps (to hold it in place), and a hole in the trunks opener to accept the end of the cable.
What a full kit looks like :
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KY Metro
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Or just hit the pic and pulls. Mcmancuso has gotten quite a few from his area, and he sold me mine. It's super nice. :D

They are different on 89-94 and 95+, although the change is irritatingly small.
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PA.metro,fixer,frames,ect
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if you look closely at some models- just sold the key ,lock,trunk latch. and body catch off a 97... it had the mount for the cable, already on it what a plus !!!!!!!! makes it a lot easyier,,, have seen trunk popper on a few cars,,,,,,
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